Cisco and Microsoft Collaboration in Unified Communications

The Cisco approach to unified communications is founded on the company’s market leadership in
secure IP networking and IP communications, and the Microsoft approach is based on its
leadership in desktop applications and operating systems. Even though Cisco and Microsoft have
distinct approaches to unified communications, these approaches are complementary, and
although there are areas of product overlap, both companies are committed to working together to
achieve the same goal: to make communications more efficient and effective for customers. To
help achieve this goal, Cisco and Microsoft actively participate together in open-standards working
groups, including the IETF, and their developers meet regularly on current integration efforts and...